The biggest revolution in sports during the late years of the 20th century wasn’t the wildcard team in baseball, or instant-replay review in football, or the salary cap in basketball. It was simulcasting in horse racing. Thanks to simulcasting, horseplayers nationwide can bet on a multitude of races at tracks coast-to-coast.

Unfortunately, there are still plenty of kinks to be worked out. The delay in transferring bets from off-track sites to the track pool is one of them.

Another is the fact that in New York, the nation’s biggest market, there is no simulcast betting available on night thoroughbred racing. To protect their market, the harness tracks have enforced a cutoff time of 7:30 p.m. (eastern). While that’s understandable from their point, it denies New York horseplayers the chance to bet on out-of-state tracks that run night or twilight cards, and also cuts them off from the late races in California.

Obviously, the handle would be much higher if simulcasting of thoroughbred night racing were allowed in New York, and the ban is costing the city and state a bundle, not to mention the harness tracks if they were cut in on the action. Wouldn’t a compromise benefit both sides?

But as it stands, New Yorkers are not able to bet on the pick 6 (races 3-8) at Santa Anita, which today offers a huge carryover pool of $156,552. That’s because the eighth race doesn’t go off until 7:37 p.m., making the pick 6 off limits at both Aqueduct and OTB.

If you have an out-of-state phone-betting account, however, say with Autotote or Philly Park, or if you can hoof it out to The Meadowlands or up to Connecticut, you can still take a shot at that Santa Anita pick 6 carryover, a pot that figures to push 500G.

Here are the must-use horses on the ticket:

THIRD RACE: Lucky Louise is first-timer in weak field from barn that’s strong with maidens. Tahoe Bay has speed, is only horse to race who’s shown ability.

FOURTH RACE: The Dr. Is A Lady was claimed last out by hot barn, gets Pincay. Spanish Guitar ships in off stakes try at Turf Paradise. Lunar Surprise drops.

FIFTH RACE: Teequa goes from special weights to maiden claimer. Miss Freedom ran second this level two back. Tucked Away finished well for second last out, switches to Nakatani.